"He can go anywhere except Manipur..." Sanjay Raut on PM Modi's visit to Ayodhya
Oct 26, 2023
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 26 : After Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a formal invitation for the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said on Thursday that the Prime Minister can go anywhere except Manipur, adding that there was no need to invite him to Ayodhya; he would have gone by himself.
Taking a dig at PM Modi, Raut further said that the Prime Minister can even go to Israel or Gaza too, and his visit to Ayodhya is part of the preparation for the elections.
"There is no need to invite the Prime Minister. He would go by himself. He is the PM; he would definitely go. Why would anyone leave such a big event? PM Modi can go anywhere except Manipur, he can also go to Israel or Gaza too," Raut said.
"Ram Mandir was supposed to be built. Thousands of karsevaks have given their lives for it. All Hindutvavadi organisations and parties were involved. Shiv Sena, Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad were there. LK Advani took out a Rath Yatra. It is the result of all of this that Ram Mandir is being built. This is why PM Modi would go and perform prayers but I think that this is preparation for the elections," the Shiv Sena (UBT) MP added.
The consecration of the new idol of Ram Lalla in the new temple being built at Shri Ram Janmabhoomi in Ayodhya will take place on January 22, 2024.
On Wednesday, the officials of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth met PM Modi and invited him to come to Ayodhya on the occasion of the consecration of Shri Ram temple, which he happily accepted.
When asked about the recommendation by the committee of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) for replacing 'India' with 'Bharat' in school textbooks, Raut said that they don't have any objection.
"We don't have any objections to the name Bharat. The constitution has given it its name. Judega INDIA aur Jitega Bharat", Raut added.
